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Shellflower
see synonyms of shellflowerNoun
1. chelone glabra, shell-flower, shellflower, snake-head, snakehead, turtlehead
showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
2. alpinia speciosa, alpinia zerumbet, languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower
cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.